2016-07-06 Mountain biking is a universal language. No matter where you are in the world, bikers love the same things—big berms, good tech, loam, perfect jumps. Good trails are good trails, no matter where
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It’s a pretty rare event when I get to ride a trail in Utah that I haven’t been on or even heard of. But Thunder Mountain was exactly that. Our three-day weekend had a little
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This weekend was relatively chill by our standards. I didn’t feel very good, so we kept things pretty mellow with some hiking around Zion and some biking around St George. Basically, we wanted to keep
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Tiring out Jasmine was a top priority, so we started the weekend with a Captain Ahab loop, which is definitely one of our favorite trails. Last fall Jen was riding a bike better than she
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Over the last few weeks, Jen and I have made the traditional transition from fall to winter. We spent a couple weekends climbing and biking in the desert. We went down to Creeksgiving, where we
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For the past three-day weekend, Jen and I joined a bunch of friends at the Wydaho bike festival. Fresh from our Whistler trip, Jen and I were hard to impress, and the riding at Targhee
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Whistler never leaves us wanting. Every time we go up there, we learn more and we ride better, but this trip was a bit different. Toni and Misti were working remotely and riding in the
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I love watching people have a breakthrough, at any level. Seeing someone lead their first 5.8 is in many ways just as impressive as watching someone lead their first 5.13. Over the last couple seasons,
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Since it’s now March, I don’t feel quite so bad giving up on winter and heading south for some good times in the desert. My shoulder has been jacked up for a couple weeks now,
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From the side of the road, the Gooney Bird looks rather unimpressive. It’s easy to visualize the three pitches of rather low-angle climbing to reach a not-too-pointy summit of this dopey, beer-bellied summit. But, if
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